Q26. In 1617 the British East India Company was given permission by ___ to trade in India.
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Jahangir
Answer
Ans.(d)
Sol. Jahangir gave permission to British East India Company in 1617 to trade in India.
Q27. The decision to Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by?
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer
Ans.(d)
Sol. The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took place on 16 October 1905 and separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas
Q28. In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place?
(a) 1925
(b) 1924
(c) 1926
(d) 1927
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
Q29. ____ is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.
(a) Jantar Mantar, Delhi
(b) Group of Monuments at Hampi
(c) Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
(d) Nalanda, Bihar
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. In the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five Jantar Mantars in total, in New Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi; they were completed between 1724 and 1735.
Q30. Bahadur Shah I was ruler of which of the following dynasty?
(a) Mughal dynasty
(b) Balban Dynasty
(c) Sayyid Dynasty
(d) Tughlaq Dynasty
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Bahadur Shah is the seventh Mughal emperor of India, ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.
Q31. Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at?
(a) Amer Fort
(b) Gwalior Fort
(c) Fatehpur Sikri
(d) Agra Fort
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. .Buland Darwaza or the "Gate of Magnificence", was built in 1601 A.D. by Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. It is the main entrance to the palace at Fatehpur Sikri, a town which is 43 km from Agra
Q32. Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of "Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II?
(a) Narsimha Varman I
(b) Mahendra Varman I
(c) Parameshwar Varman I
(d) Nandi Varman
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Narsimha Varman took the title of Vatapikonda when he defeated Pulakeshin II and captured Vatapi after the Battle of Vatapi in 642 AD.
Q33. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
(a) Kalhana
(b) Maitreyi
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Panini
Answer
Ans.(d)
Sol. Panini was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language.Ashtadhyayi Sanskrit treatise on grammar in Sanskrit language was written in the 6th to 5th century BCE by the Indian grammarian Panini.
Q34. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
(a) Vasumitra
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) Charaka
(d) Patanjali
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. Charak was the court physician of Kanishka I. He was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of Indian Medicine.
Q35. The Scientific Society of Aligarh was founded by-
(a) Wilton Oldham
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) Raja Shiv Prasad
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. The Scientific Society of Aligarh was an organisation founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1864. In 1862 Syed formed a Translation Society which used to translate the scientific works of English and other European languages into Urdu and Hindi.
Q36. Who was the founder of Ram Krishna Mission?
(a) Ram Krishna Paramhansa
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Swami Vivekanand
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, and founded Ramakrishna mission on 1 May 1897.
Q37. Who among the following is known as ‘Martin Luther’ of India?
(a) Swami Vivekanand
(b) Swami Shraddhanand
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Answer
Ans.(d)
Sol. Swami Dayanand Saraswati is known as Martin Luther of India.
Q38. Who was the founder of Seva Sadan in Bombay?
(a) Shiva Narayan Agnihotri
(b) Behramji Malabari
(c) R.G. Bhandarkar
(d) B.K. Jayakar
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. In 1908 parsi social reformer, Behramji M. Malabari and Dayaram Gidumal, came up with the idea of founding home for women and training Indian women to be Nurses. They then turned to Ramabai, for her guidance and help for starting a Society and thus Seva Sadan (Bombay) came into being.
Q39. Satyarth Prakash was written by
(a) Swami Shraddhanand
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. Satyarth Prakash is a 1875 book written originally in Hindi by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, a renowned religious and social reformer and the founder of Arya Samaj.
Q40. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?
(a) Paul Canning
(b) Captain William Hawkins
(c) William Edward
(d) Ralph Fitch
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. Captain William Hawkins was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign.
Q41. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
(a) Guru Amar Das
(b) Guru Ram Das
(c) Guru Arjan Dev
(d) Guru Har Govind
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. Guru Ram Das laid the foundation of Amritsar in 1574.Amritsar is home to the Harmandir Sahib (commonly known as the Golden Temple), the spiritual and cultural centre for the Sikh religion.
Q42. Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from
(a) Delhi to Warangal
(b) Delhi to Devagiri
(c) Delhi to Madurai
(d) Delhi to Vijayanagar
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. In 1329 AD, Mohammed Bin Tuglaq shifted his capital from Delhi to the more centrally located Devagiri in Maharashtra, which was renamed as Daulatabad.
Q43. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
(a) Battle of Takkolam
(b) Battle of Talikota
(c) Battle of Kanwah
(d) Battle of Panipat
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. The battle of Talikota was fought between Sultanates of Deccan and Vijaynagar kingdom on 26 January 1565 AD. The Vijaynagar kingdom suffered a defeat in the battle fought near the villages of Rakshasi and Tangdi. At the time of Battle of Talikota, Sadasiva Raya was the ruler of Vijaynagar kingdom.
Q44. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. The Mansabdari System was introduced by Mughal emperor Akbar as new administrative machinery and revenue system.The Mansabdari system was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.
Q45. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India was
(a) K.M. Munshi
(b) D.P. Khaitan
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) T.T. Krishnamachari
Answer
Ans.(c)
Sol. Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India appointed Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the Chairman.
Q46. Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?
(a) Balgangadhar Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. The concept of passive resistance was highlighted by Aurobindo Ghosh.
Q47. The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva I. To which dynasty did he belong to?
(a) Somavamsi dynasty
(b) Eastern Ganga dynasty
(c) Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty
(d) Bhoi dynasty
Answer
Ans.(b)
Sol. Narasimhaha Deva I was a powerful monarch and warrior of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty of medieval Odisha who reigned from 1238–1264.
Q48. The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the period of?
(a) Chandelas
(b) Vakatakas
(c) Rashtrajutas
(d) Gahadavalas
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty.The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India, about 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of Jhansi. They are one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.
Q49. The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between?
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala
(c) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj
(d) Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. First Battle of Waihind,1001 -1002 A.D, Mahmud Ghazni defeated Jayapala. Second Battle of Waihind, 1008 A.D., Mahmud Ghazni defeated the Hindu Confederacy under Anandpala.
Q50. Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar Kingdom?
(a) The Raichur Doab
(b) Warangal
(c) Madurai
(d) Malabar
Answer
Ans.(a)
Sol. The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka lying between the Krishna River and its tributary, the Tungabhadra River. The Raichur Doab is a region where there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar kingdom.
